What's New at Shawmut Equipment

Manitowoc welcomed more than 320 guests to its factory in Niella Tanaro, Italy, to celebrate the launch of the new Potain Hup 40-30. The Hup 40-30 is the second model from the new Potain Hup range, after the Hup 32-27, which was launched at bauma 2016.

Only one year after its introduction, Manitowoc has delivered its 100th Grove GMK5250L. German rental company Armbruster Autokran-Vermietung will add the groundbreaking all-terrain crane to its fleet of 14 machines.

• A Manitowoc MLC650 was chosen to work on an ambitious wind farm project due to its ease of assembly and compact footprint.
• Multiple crane erections and disassemblies were required on this jobsite, so the crane’s ability to lift at a high capacity without a counterweight wagon has increased efficiency in assembly time.

Shawmut Equipment will provide preparation for NCCCO crane operator testing along with the written and practical exams at Shawmut’s South Easton, Massachusetts facility October 24 - 28, 2016. The cost of the four day program is $1,500 per participant.

• A Manitowoc MLC300 is helping contractors to build a mixed-use development in Chicago that comprises retail stores, condominiums and a parking garage.
• Thanks to its Variable Positioning Counterweight (VPC), the MLC300 can lift at or near the capacity of cranes with much larger footprints while erected in tight quarters.

A Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane is constructing a new hotel at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The sales manager for the job, said that the 330 USt MLC300 was the best choice for the job thanks to the low ground bearing pressure made possible by its Variable Positioning Counterweight (VPC).